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Effects of a local anaesthetic and a non-steroidal anti-inflammatlory analgesic on the behavioural responses of calves to dehorning

C. McMeekan Institute of Veterinary Animal and Biomedical Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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K.J. Stafford Institute of Veterinary Animal and Biomedical Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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D.J. Mellor Institute of Food Nutrition and Human Health, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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R.A. Bruce Institute of Veterinary Animal and Biomedical Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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R.N. Ward Institute of Veterinary Animal and Biomedical Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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N. Gregory Institute of Food Nutrition and Human Health, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
Pages 92-96 | Accepted 19 May 1999, Published online: 22 Feb 2011

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